কিছু / কিছুমান
Some
কিছু is “some, a little” and কিছুমান is “some of them”: কিছুমান ৰোগীয়ে ভুগি আছে “some patients are suffering”.
How It Works
Two small words say “not all, not none”.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| কিছু | some, a little | আপোনাৰ কিছু সুনাম আছে “you have some reputation” |
| কিছু | somewhat | তোমাৰ কথা কিছু ঠিকেই “what you say is somewhat right” |
| কিছুমান | some of them | কিছুমান মানুহে চাহ ভাল পায় “some people like tea” |
When the group is the doer, the noun usually takes the doer ending: in কিছুমান ৰোগীয়ে ভুগি আছে, ৰোগী becomes ৰোগীয়ে.
Use কিছু for amounts, such as tea, and for stretches of time, such as কিছু দিন “some days”. Use কিছুমান for some members of a group, such as people.
A group of things works the same way: মোৰ কিছুমান কিতাপ পুৰণি “Some of my books are old”.
Examples (4)
- আপোনাৰ কিছু সুনাম আছে।
You have some reputation.
কিছু stands before the noun.
- মোক কিছু চাহ দিয়ক।
Please give me a little tea.
কিছু means “a little” here.
- কিছুমান ৰোগীয়ে ভুগি আছে।
Some patients are suffering.
কিছুমান means “some of them”.
- কিছুমান মানুহে চাহ ভাল পায়।
Some people like tea.
The noun takes -এ because the group is the doer.
How It Connects
Related Patterns
- বহুতে / কিছুমানেMany People and Some People
This topic shows কিছুমান as the doer.
Level 4 - সকলো / আটাইAll and Everyone
These words mean “all”, which is the opposite of “some”.
Level 2 - বৰ / বহুত / অলপVery, Much and a Little
These words also tell how much, as in বহুত “a lot” and অলপ “a little”.
Level 1 - কেইটা / কেইজনHow Many
কেইটা asks “how many”, where কিছুমান says that only some of them are meant.
Level 2 - একো / কোনোNothing and Any
These words mean “nothing” and “no”.
Level 3
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